Smyrna times., 1887-02-09
For He
In Reply,

MIR. EDITOR: We are great ignO-
ramus and we always knew it, but we
guess it's not our fault-somebody
else's. However, we do know one or
two things. One of them is an admi-
rable ability to distinguish between the
handsome and the nOn-handsOme.
One writer in these columns last week
"a "School Marin "-who, by the
way, wouldn't tell us where she lives,
for some unaccOuntable and unjustiia
BILE reason Il don't know what those
words mean-they sound all right
thanked the gentlemen for the numer-
Gus compliments bestowed upon them
while in attendance at their last Insti-
tute," but she sincerely regretted not
being able to return them" We take
it part of the gentlemen mentioned
were teachers, and it is more than we
can stand without retalating. Why
can't you return them? That's what
we would like to know. Does Mr..
SchoOl-marm have the-the-boldness
to insinuate that the gentlemen do not
compare favOrably in their facial ap-
pearance with those of the opposite sex
in the profession? Does Mr.. School
marin mean to hint that our Superin-
tendents are not handsome men? Does
Mr.. SchOOl-marm think for one moment
that our Secretary isn't gOOd-lOOking?
Well, ifyOu do gentle Mr.. SchOol-marm,
then your 9sthetical taste and ours
widely diflers-aye, very, very widely.
How was it possible for you to sit and
look at those on the stage and not mem
tally exclaim What a handsome set
of men I" How could you observe
that assembled body of the learned,
with high classical features, and not
admire their appearance? How could
you see the lofty and grand manner in
which some Of us carried ourselves II
was one of the lofty without receiving
an exceedingly good impression? Did
you not notice what natty suits some
of us wore? What costly, stylish, four.
story silk hats? How agreeable and
aliabe-and yet you are not able to
compliment us? How hard to suit you
must be, to be sure. l won't say that
all the teachers are handsome men, for
we belong to the profess. Now don't
wonder at you if you happened to see
us. Perhaps that is why you cannot
cOnscientiously compliment them. AS
for the writer, why he is as ugly as sin,
and he always knew it. But then you
might have made your statement less
sweeping-might, have made one or two
exceptiOns-yes two exceptions any
way. Our roommate at the hotel was
our most formidable rival in ugliness.
Both of us were afraid to look in the
mirror at the same time. We thought
it might not stand 1t, and being rich, as
school teachers usually are, did not
want the trouble of counting out ten or
twenty dollars for damages. We did
not have any time to be wasted in such
work. o, yes, you were wrong-very
-unpardonably so almost. PLEASE
don't say it again. You admit the
error, or at least a closer examination
will soon convince you. We won't en-
croach any further, Mr.. Editor, for your
waste basket looks enticing and uncOm-
fortably close. Very truly,
WILL.
P. S.-Since writing the above l have
summoned sufficient courage to glance
at mirror again, and have almost
reached the conclusion am not so very
ugly after all. never could tell for
the life of me why some people have go
dog-goned much vanity.
W
Near Smyrna, DEL, January 81, 1887.